iPhone Lens Dial case lets you shoot with 3 lenses

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By Low Lai Chow in New Photography on Saturday 4 August 2012

Never mind that the iPhone has a decent camera. The Lens Dial case by Photojojo offers aspiring iPhoneographers a three-lens optical system for fisheye, wide angle and telephoto. Plus, it is crafted from aircraft-grade aluminum and comes with two tripod mounts, one for portrait and one for landscape shots.

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Instagram photos of North Korea by French artist JR

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By Elizabeth Hosking in New Photography on Wednesday 16 May 2012

French social activist, public artist and photographer, JR, has captured North Korea via Instagram. North Korean authorities strongly disapprove of picture taking in public, so this series of snaps is rather impressive, and makes an interesting use of the popular iPhone lens.

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1-Bit camera for your iPhone

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By Troy Mattison Hicks in New Products on Wednesday 4 April 2012

Back where we started! Here is the new 1-Bit Camera for the iPhone that uses dithering algorithms pioneered by Bill Atkinson and Bryce Bayer. Who needs a mega-pixel image when you could have grainy black and white kilopixel images at your disposal? Relive your days with a GameBoy Camera in your hand and have a brand new way [...]

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The Love Box: basic video mixing on your iPhone

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By Gerry Mak in New Trends on Friday 27 January 2012

Though rather unfortunately named, The Love Box seems like a cool, and refreshingly low-tech accessory to your iPhone which allows you to do basic video mixing anywhere you go.

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Taggr: geo-tag the street art of Sydney, Melbourne

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By Sam Keene in New Trends on Friday 4 November 2011

Anyone who’s walked through the streets of Sydney or Melbourne knows the how prolific the Australian street art scene is. That’s why Soap Creative in Sydney have released Taggr, a free iPhone app that allows you to view, find, upload and geo-tag art from the streets of Sydney and Melbourne. Now anyone from around the world can view the urban creativity that is and was in these two fine cities.

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Mutewatch: swipe the interface like an iPhone

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By Katrina James in New Design on Friday 29 July 2011

I recently photographed the launch party for Mutewatch, a really cool new watch that works just by swiping it just like an iPhone. Very cool. Nice party as well.

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iPhone bottle-opener case: Opena

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By Tristan Rayner in New Design on Monday 11 July 2011

This we want. Bottle-top popping has never been so good – and you’ve always got your phone on you. The iPhone 4 Opena is by Australian industrial designers Chris and Peter, who need seed investment on Kickstarter.

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Turn your iPhone into a universal remote control

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By Gerry Mak in New Design on Tuesday 24 May 2011

Here’s an especially handy device: VooMote ONE, an attachable infrared port that fits iPhones and iPod Touches, converting them into universal remote controls that you can use for your TVs, DVD players, and stereos.

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Hipster City Cycle: an 8-bit bike race

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By Wen Vo in New Events on Thursday 11 November 2010

Hipster City Cycle is an 8-bit bike race adventure set in the neighborhoods of Philadelphia. Although, the game has not been released yet, it’s been getting a lot of buzz from the media. Even the hipster-haters, such as the upper-echelon New Yorkers, are getting a kick out of the idea of the game, posted in the New York Times: ‘If this is not happening already, someone should create a Hipster City Cycle for New York’.

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Grove Bamboo iPhone Case

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By Gerry Mak in New Products on Wednesday 30 June 2010

Here are some pretty sweet bamboo iPhone cases by Oregon-based company Grove. You can get custom laser-etched patterns on them or choose from designs by 10 different artists. Or just get a plain case for a minimalist look.

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Deskphone Dock for iPhone

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By Gerry Mak in New Products on Wednesday 5 May 2010

South Korean company Kee Utility Inc. combines the utility of a traditional desk phone with the functionality of the iPhone. The dock keeps your iPhone charged, and has two stereo speakers and a microphone for speakerphone and MP3 playing capability. Now your office can feel like a real office again, and you can tell your [...]

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Get your own iPhone app

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By Zolton in New Trends on Monday 19 April 2010

If you’re a blogger, or an online publisher, and you’d like an iPhone app to display your content, then we have the solution for you. We do. We built the Lost At E Minor iPhone app so that it could be onsold to other online publishers who want more than just an off-the-shelf option. Our [...]

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Jeremy Edwards’ iPhone photography

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By Gerry Mak in New Photography on Saturday 6 February 2010

It’s incredible the vintage looks Jeremy Edwards can get using an iPhone and various photo apps. I wonder if they retain their convincing look when they’re blown up.

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Dots Gloves

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By Raymond Koh in New Fashion on Monday 6 April 2009

I hate that you can’t use your iPhone, let alone any touch screen, when you’re wearing gloves. It’s such a hassle to take them on and off in a hurry. Solution? Dots Gloves come with a couple of buttons made from nickel and brass pinned to them which won’t scratch the screen but also ensures [...]

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Jetset, a game for airports

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By Gerry Mak in New Trends on Thursday 29 January 2009

Persuasive Games has just released a version of its game Airport Security (in which you play a security gate officer checking irritated passengers while adjusting to ever-changing and arbitrary TSA regulations) for the iPhone. The game, now known as Jetset, uses location-awareness to detect which airport the player is nearest to unlock various ‘souvenirs’ which [...]

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